Many (most) people when planting asparagus buy crowns (root sets), that are usually 1-2 year old plants costing around $1.00 each. However, for less than $2.00 you can purchase a seed packet with...
Over the last several years Neem (Azadirachta indica) has exploded onto the world market. In it’s native regions, places such as tropical areas of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the southern...
As August turns to September, it is a good time to start planning and planting fall crops. The following is a list of planting tips that can help you have success growing edibles well into the...
Aunt Em’s Urban Inn+Farm is San Francisco’s first and only farmstay! At their inn and farm, you’d never know you were right smack dab in the middle of a sophisticated big-city. Aunt Em’s got started...
Mulch to a garden is like bugs to a chicken or grass to a cow, it keeps the garden happy and healthy with nutrients, plus holds moisture in the soil. But mulch and compost can be pricey if you try...
by Mary Pellerito The joy of learning about native plants is understanding their role in the ecosystem. And it is pretty cool to see that ecosystem working in your own garden. Take the cup plant. ...
“One of the most important resources that a garden makes available for use, is the gardener’s own body. A garden gives the body the dignity of working in its own support. It is a way of rejoining the...
Have you ever wondered if worms fall from the sky? OK, probably not, but then why every time after it rains are there worms in the bottom of the bowls and buckets I leave sitting around the garden? ...
Comfery (Symphytum officinale) is one of these amazing plants that every farm, orchard and garden should have. It is super easy to grow, easily propgated, mostly disease free, and has many useful...
by John Moretti If there’s any vegetable that tastes better than one you’ve found in a farmer’s market, it’s one you’ve grown at home from seed. Sort of like raising children, where others see a ton...